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Poems for My Wife

In Our Tender Bed

January 3, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

In a world that is often harsh and cold, it is always nice having you to hold. Wrapped up in blankets, bodies intertwine; My heart warms yours and yours warms up mine. Nothing is …

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Huge Changes are Coming

January 2, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

Changes are coming and they will be huge; Emotions will flood in quite a deluge. We're leaving the fog, the cool and the trees for a place you're glad to get just a breeze. Hundred plus …

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Gotta Start Off Right

January 1, 2009 By Thomas Ortega II

With the start of a new year upon us. It's time I hop on the poetry bus. Too long have I said "I'll start writing soon." But instead I write every blue moon. This year I'll return to the …

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You Still Make Me Smile

October 2, 2008 By Thomas Ortega II

After all this while, you still make me smile. After all these days, I still sing your praise. After all this time, you still make my heart rhyme. …

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New York Visits

September 28, 2008 By Thomas Ortega II

I went to a show last night in New York to hang out with nerds and act like a dork. They Might Be Giants played in a small club. It was nice to see a band that I "wub". I love New York …

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Another Year of Love

September 22, 2008 By Thomas Ortega II

Seven years ago, we both said, "I do." And I gave my heart forever to you. Seven is lucky, according to "them", and I must admit this year was a gem. "Seven times seven" is how much I …

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